scholarly journals Drug-Resistant Breast Cancer: Dwelling the Hippo Pathway to Manage the Treatment

2021 ◽  
Vol Volume 13 ◽  
pp. 691-700
Author(s):  
Simran Kaur ◽  
Mohammad Zeeshan Najm ◽  
Mohammad Aasif Khan ◽  
Naseem Akhter ◽  
Vyas M Shingatgeri ◽  
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Cancers ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liqing Wu ◽  
Xiaolong Yang

Breast cancer (BC) is one of the most prominent diseases in the world, and the treatments for BC have many limitations, such as resistance and a lack of reliable biomarkers. Currently the Hippo pathway is emerging as a tumor suppressor pathway with its four core components that regulate downstream transcriptional targets. In this review, we introduce the present targeted therapies of BC, and then discuss the roles of the Hippo pathway in BC. Finally, we summarize the evidence of the small molecule inhibitors that target the Hippo pathway, and then discuss the possibilities and future direction of the Hippo-targeted drugs for BC therapy.


Oncogene ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (12) ◽  
pp. 2568-2582 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xianqiu Wu ◽  
Xin Zhang ◽  
Liang Yu ◽  
Chen Zhang ◽  
Liping Ye ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 134 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleena K. S. Arakaki ◽  
Wen-An Pan ◽  
Helen Wedegaertner ◽  
Ivette Roca-Mercado ◽  
Logan Chinn ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT The α-arrestin domain containing protein 3 (ARRDC3) is a tumor suppressor in triple-negative breast carcinoma (TNBC), a highly metastatic subtype of breast cancer that lacks targeted therapies. Thus, understanding the mechanisms and targets of ARRDC3 in TNBC is important. ARRDC3 regulates trafficking of protease-activated receptor 1 (PAR1, also known as F2R), a G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) implicated in breast cancer metastasis. Loss of ARRDC3 causes overexpression of PAR1 and aberrant signaling. Moreover, dysregulation of GPCR-induced Hippo signaling is associated with breast cancer progression. However, the mechanisms responsible for Hippo dysregulation remain unknown. Here, we report that the Hippo pathway transcriptional co-activator TAZ (also known as WWTR1) is the major effector of GPCR signaling and is required for TNBC migration and invasion. Additionally, ARRDC3 suppresses PAR1-induced Hippo signaling via sequestration of TAZ, which occurs independently of ARRDC3-regulated PAR1 trafficking. The ARRDC3 C-terminal PPXY motifs and TAZ WW domain are crucial for this interaction and are required for suppression of TNBC migration and lung metastasis in vivo. These studies are the first to demonstrate a role for ARRDC3 in regulating GPCR-induced TAZ activity in TNBC and reveal multi-faceted tumor suppressor functions of ARRDC3. This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoon Jin Cha ◽  
Soong June Bae ◽  
Dooreh Kim ◽  
Sung Gwe Ahn ◽  
Joon Jeong ◽  
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Abstract Background: Yes-associated protein 1 (YAP1) is a transcription factor regulated by the Hippo pathway and functions as an oncogene in various solid tumors under dysregulated Hippo pathway. However, the role of YAP1 in breast cancer is controversial. Here, we investigated the impact of different levels of nuclear YAP1 expression on the clinical characteristics and survival outcome of patients with breast cancer.Patients and Methods: Retrospectively obtained 469 breast tumor samples at the Gangnam Severance Hospital were examined for YAP1 expression by immunohistochemistry, and the clinical data were analyzed. External validation was performed using a retrospective cohort and tissues in 489 patients from Severance Hospital.Results: High nuclear YAP1 expression was associated with hormone receptor negativity and aggressive tumor behavior, including lymph node metastasis, high Ki67 labeling index and inferior distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS), and also confirmed in external validation cohort. In patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), high nuclear YAP1 expression was an independent significant determinant of poor DMFS (HR 1.947, 95% CIs 1.003-3.779, P=0.049).Conclusion: Our findings suggest that nuclear YAP1 expression is a biomarker of adverse prognosis and a potential therapeutic target in patients with breast cancer, especially in TNBC.


2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (10) ◽  
pp. 1311-1318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shengfeng Wang ◽  
Dezheng Huo ◽  
Temidayo O. Ogundiran ◽  
Oladosu Ojengbede ◽  
Wei Zheng ◽  
...  

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer F. Knight ◽  
Robert Lesurf ◽  
Sadiq M. Saleh ◽  
Ryan R. Davis ◽  
Hong Zhao ◽  
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